C77300 Nickel Silver vs. ASTM Grade HP Steel

C77300 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while ASTM grade HP steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C77300 nickel silver and the bottom bar is ASTM grade HP steel.

UNS C77300 (RBCuZn-D) Filler Metal ASTM Grade HP (26Cr-35Ni, N08705) Cast Stainless Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200

Poisson's Ratio		0.3
Poisson's Ratio		0.28

Shear Modulus, GPa		42
Shear Modulus, GPa		78

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		180
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		320

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		130
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		1100

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1370

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		920
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1330

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		480

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		20
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		26
Base Metal Price, % relative		34

Density, g/cm³		7.9
Density, g/cm³		7.9

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		5.8

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		56
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		82

Embodied Water, L/kg		310
Embodied Water, L/kg		220

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		20
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		17

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		17

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.010
Aluminum (Al), %		0

Carbon (C), %		0
Carbon (C), %		0.35 to 0.75

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		24 to 28

Copper (Cu), %		46 to 50
Copper (Cu), %		0

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		29.2 to 42.7

Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), %		0

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 2.0

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0 to 0.5

Nickel (Ni), %		9.0 to 11
Nickel (Ni), %		33 to 37

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.040

Silicon (Si), %		0.040 to 0.25
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 2.5

Sulfur (S), %		0
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.040

Zinc (Zn), %		37.9 to 45
Zinc (Zn), %		0

Residuals, %		0 to 0.5
Residuals, %		0